keratosis

[ ker-uh-toh-sis ]

/ ˌkɛr əˈtoʊ sɪs /

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noun, plural ker·a·to·ses

[ker-uh-toh-seez]. /ˌkɛr əˈtoʊ siz/. Pathology.

any horny growth of keratin on the skin, as a wart.

any horny growth of keratin elsewhere, as on the tonsils.

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Also keratoma.

Origin of keratosis

First recorded in 1880–85; kerat- + -osis

OTHER WORDS FROM keratosis

ker·a·to·sic, ker·a·tot·ic

[ker-uh-tot-ik], /ˌkɛr əˈtɒt ɪk/, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for keratosis

keratosis

/ (ˌkɛrəˈtəʊsɪs) /

noun pathol

any skin condition marked by a horny growth, such as a wart

a horny growth

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